Leigh Day have settled a compensation claim by an ex-prisoner, who, despite having a lifelong peanut allergy, was given a meal while in prison that contained peanuts leading to him suffering an anaphylactic reaction and stroke, leaving him with significant disabilities.
31 July 2017

A campaign group which aims to end fossil fuel sponsorship of cultural institutions and exhibits has submitted a complaint to the National Portrait Gallery urging them to end their sponsorship by petroleum giant BP.
25 July 2017

A bereaved mother whose baby daughter passed away aged seven days old from Group B Strep (GBS) bacterial meningitis is taking legal action against the hospital for alleged failure to diagnose the disease.
25 July 2017

The High Court has ruled that the case against against the former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and former senior MI6 officer, Sir Mark Allen, involving the illegal rendition of a leading Gaddafi opponent and his pregnant wife back to Libya may be heard in private.
21 July 2017

Product safety lawyer Jill Paterson has expressed disappointment at the lack of progress by the government on product recalls and safety following an interim report published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) today.
19 July 2017

A woman has received a six-figure settlement following a claim against Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital after she underwent an operation to alleviate her hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).
12 July 2017

Lawyers for Libyan politician Abdul-Hakim Belhaj are challenging an application made in the High Court by the UK Government, which is the first step to having a legal case against the former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and former senior MI6 officer, Sir Mark Allen, held in secret.
10 July 2017

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled once again in favour of a woman fighting to retain her birth surname following marriage. The ruling is an important recognition of women’s rights in Turkey.
4 July 2017